Introduction to Garageband 2

Types of Regions

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GREEN: MIDI Data (MIDI Loops and Recording)

BLUE: Digital Audio Loops (Audio Recorded and Audio Loops)

PURPLE: Digital Audio Recorded by a Guitar/Bass

BROWN/ORANGE: Digital Audio Recorded Outside of, then Imported into, GarageBand

YELLOW: GB's "artificial intelligence" drummer track

Video Exploration/Explanation of GarageBand's Region Types

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. How is AUDIO represented in GarageBand?
2. What is MIDI (or MIDI data)?
3. How is MIDI data shown in GarageBand?
4. What's the difference between the audio represented in the BLUE and the AMBER regions?
5. When a GarageBand file plays back, what is the vertical line that indicates the current position in the song called?
6. What is a LOOP? What is the difference between audio loops and MIDI loops?